First time incubating

[ShaneM]

Ok thanks. Ya I haven't opened the brooder up I read that part to leave them at least a day. And I had the humidity around 65 and it's now shot up to about 76-77. Thanks for the info. This is all new and I'm liking it so far

 

[aart]

Ok thanks. Ya I haven't opened the brooder up I read that part to leave them at least a day. And I had the humidity around 65 and it's now shot up to about 76-77. Thanks for the info. This is all new and I'm liking it so far

Glad to help, am getting fired up to fire up my incubator soon.
I've only done about 6 or so hatches....it's still fun.

So, vocabulary lesson:
You haven't opened the bator.....as in incubator.
The brooder is where you put them after taking them out of the incubator....
....hopfully you have the brooder set up and ready to go.

 

[ShaneM]

Haha yes sorry was getting ahead of my self there. Yes the brooder is all set up heat lamp has been on for a day warming up. Hoping they all hatch before I open the bator to get the couple that hatched last night out

 

[PD-Riverman]

Haha yes sorry was getting ahead of my self there. Yes the brooder is all set up heat lamp has been on for a day warming up. Hoping they all hatch before I open the bator to get the couple that hatched last night out

Chicks can handle staying in the incubator for 3 or 4 days if needed. ( I had one stay in got 11 days stunted but very much alive---long story). Also them rolling the eggs have never effected my hatch! Good Luck

 

[ShaneM]

HELP!!!! So it's been going ok but I just lost a chick. Peeped last night so I left it still nothing more this afternoon and now it's dead. I have one more that's been about the same time. It's still moving and chirping though. But don't want to loose it as well. What should I do?

 

[PD-Riverman]

HELP!!!! So it's been going ok but I just lost a chick. Peeped last night so I left it still nothing more this afternoon and now it's dead. I have one more that's been about the same time. It's still moving and chirping though. But don't want to loose it as well. What should I do?

Have you taken any out the incubator yet? How many have hatched?

 

[ShaneM]

Yes I've taken 16 out 20 have hatched plus this one that still trying

 

[Mirita]

I have the same incubator- I'm on Day 9- hopefully i can have a good hatch. I have 10 eggs- but candled today- one is non fertile and the other I think it was a quitter!! The rest are moving around.. I did have to play with my incubator temps- I had to set it to 38.2 C to get my digital thermometer/ hygrometer I have inside to read 99.F, and my digital humidity reading is 3 points higher than the incubator reading.. so I'm sticking with my digital for now.. please keep us posted.. good luck!

 

[ShaneM]

I have the same incubator- I'm on Day 9- hopefully i can have a good hatch. I have 10 eggs- but candled today- one is non fertile and the other I think it was a quitter!! The rest are moving around.. I did have to play with my incubator temps- I had to set it to 38.2 C to get my digital thermometer/ hygrometer I have inside to read 99.F, and my digital humidity reading is 3 points higher than the incubator reading.. so I'm sticking with my digital for now.. please keep us posted.. good luck!

Yes mine was the same but my humidity was off by about 6. I also found it hard to get to temp so I put it in the styrofoam it was shipped it and worked much better. But I'm in Canada and it's winter time lol. Good luck and let me know how yours goes

 

[ShaneM]

Well here's the results. I started with 32 eggs. Day 10 candle found 4 that weren't growing. Shut the incubator off today on day 24 and have 8 that didn't hatch. So about a 66% hatch. Guess not bad for first time with travelled eggs